Trapper Found Dead After Cave-In While Trapping Near Town
Searchers locate trapper Clark dead beneath a collapsed den under a bridge on a lonely road. Coroner says he suffocated when earth fell as he buried himself to set a trap. His wife and two children resided in Athelstan. Mayor King led the rescue effort.
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St.c
C. M
Voone
Seria
Mipmng
Wfe
Vilage
Clark
King
Floyd Shum
Tamar Popularity Contest Names Queen at Tamariga Carnival
The Tamar River area held its annual Tamariga school carnival awarding Nam ed Queen Mass Etret, a senior from Tamariga High. The ceremony featured Robert Bisthe presenting, with several hundred in attendance. four runners up were Maxine Lowe Frances Scott Katherine Munor and Helen Rugg.
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Anc
Cortes
Tre Corension Ceremory
Ropert
Tamariga
Mass Etret
Girls Atree
Mrs N J Smith Dies at 61 in Tama After Heart Attack
Mrs. N J Smith 61 a Tama resident died of a heart attack after months of ill health. She leaves husband Ned J Smith three sons Lloyd John and Charles and three daughters Ray Maiden D R Whitney and Elma Smith with numerous relatives. Funeral services are to be held Wednesday at 2 pm at the Bartust church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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the Gazette
Tama
N . Smith
Grace Darling Bard
John and
Ellen Horrigan
Bardine
Poweshek County
Ned J Smith
Richland
Mersheltown
Mass Elma
Rome
Frances Mohfield
Irs
Fred Graff
Pansy Bard
Mae Kreft
Ames
VO R Bard
Creichion
Jann Bard
Tames
Tre Bartust
Bunal Wil Bein Ozek Hi
Contest Held For Month's Seat On Iowa High Court
Des Moines reports the town council began an official vote check to see if James Wray or Emmetsburg gains a one month seat with the Iowa supreme court panel and the associated salary. The process follows a vacancy election where candidates were not formally nominated and names appeared on ballots. Justice Carl Stiger, appointed by Gov. Clyde Herring after W Powers resigned, was re elected for a six year term starting Jan 2.
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Des Moines
INS
James Wray
Emmetsburg
Iowa Supreme Court
Fay
W. Powers
Denison
Clyde Herring
Carl Stiger
Gosermmnor
Friends of Justice
Stiger
Neme
Wil Drew
Zoven
Soiac Fox
Seo
STE. Ga Vez Beem
La Porte Couple To Observe Anniversary
A La Porte couple plans to celebrate their anniversary with family and neighbors. The notice notes a public observance at their home and mentions warm wishes from friends.
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la Porte
Parnell Woman Heads Iowa County Grand Jury
A Parnell woman has been appointed to lead a county grand jury in Iowa. The assignment marks a notable development for local judiciary and community leadership, with the juror panel to convene under the oversight of regional officials.
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Parnell
Iowa County
City Juvenile Delinquency Much Higher Than Rural Area
A University of Iowa study by Albert H Burrows shows juvenile delinquency in Iowa from 1910 to 1934 is nearly five times higher in cities than rural areas. The thesis finds boys delinquent more often than girls, rising age of offenders, and notes current county and state records are inadequate.
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Seecia
Iowa City
Iowa
Albert H Burrows
University of Iowa
Burrows
Iowa City to Host Evening of Music with Untouched Instrument
An Iowa City program at the Presbyterian church features a new instrument played without contact by the musician. The Evening of Music will showcase the instrument, whose tones resemble a cello, violin, or human voice, controlled by hand movements. Joseph Saetveit, a former University student, will perform.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Presbyterian Church
Victor Woman Receives Divorce and Re Married in Court
Golde Huff of Victor obtained a divorce in Poweshiek county district court at Montezuma. She pleaded guilty to a statutory charge, received 12 months in the Rockwell City reformatory, and was paroled to D A Mulcahy. Judge Frank Becty then performed a wedding ceremony in the courtroom making her the wife of Freeman Ketchum of Victor.
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Sorta
Garette Grinnell
Golde Huff
Poweshiek County
Montezuma
Huff
Freeman Ketchum
Gienen Huff
Victor
Frank Becty
Rockwell
Freeman
Rect
Mir Reteur Arda
Escape as Decorah House Burns Nine People
A fire tore through a Decorah residence, with nine occupants escaping the blaze. Neighbors reported smoke and flames, and responders secured the scene as crews worked to extinguish lingering hotspots.
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Decorah House
Fragmented OCR Reads Roughly on Wheatland-A Event
An unclear OCR fragment mentions Wheatland and an area event with references to names and places. The text is garbled, showing partial names such as Bar, ane h B Dertene, Wy, Lier, and Argeres Stes. No clear date, outcome, or full entities are readable.
Stops craving for liquor prescription details lost in garbled text
Text fragments describe a medicinal or behavioral claim about reducing liquor craving and cautions about use. It includes unclear references to drug or treatment terms, some prices, dates, and names, but the overall meaning is obscured by OCR errors.
Oxnam Links Peace to Global Economics
Special to The Gazette from Mount Vernon Bishop G Bromley Oxnam argued world peace is secured by studying nations’ peoples and economic structures, not by resolutions. He warned of unresolved issues including unequal distribution of goods, tariff barriers, worker insecurity, and living standards, urging a global organization for economic understanding.
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Mount Vernon
G Bromley Oxnam
Oxnam
Mussolini
Dubuque Folk Hurt In Ladora Accident
A report details injuries to residents from Dubuque involved in a car mishap near Ladora. The injured were cared for at the scene and transported for medical treatment as responders worked to control the collision aftermath.
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Dubuque
Ladora
Melvin Spencer 90 Onslow Savings Bank President Dies
Melvin Spencer 90 longtime president of Onslow Savings Bank died at his home. He came to Onslow in 1854 with his family from Ohio and helped build the community. Survived by sister, brother, niece Harriet Lamey nephew George Lyon grandniece Mildred Lamey Barlow grandnephews James and John Barlow.
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Onslow
Melvin Spencer
Presbyterian Church
Harriet Lamey
George Lyon
Mildred Lamey Barlow
Cedar Rapids
Max Lamey
Sioux City
James and
John Barlow
Founder of Grinnell Church Library Dead
Funeral services were held for Mrs Harriet C Marvin founder of the Grinnell Congregational church library and widow of Rev J T Marvin. Born June 14 1855 in Johnson county Iowa she started The Harriet C Marvin Library about 15 years ago now containing nearly five thousand volumes. She is survived by three stepchildren Arthur Marvin San Francisco Wilbur Marvin Vallejo and Mrs J S McCuniff Grinnell.
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Grinnell
Harriet C. Marvin
Calif
J. S. McCuniff
Arrest Youth for Shooting at Girl in Webster City
Melvin Anderson 20 was arrested Monday night on charges of attempting to shoot 16 year old Margaret Hess. He was taken into custody at his brother’s Sac County home after issuing a threatening note and firing at Hess Sunday night. Hess ducked behind a stove as a window was broken and a rifle was leveled through it.
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Webster City
Melvin Anderson
Margaret Hess
James L. O'Malley
Webster County
Anderson
W. J. Stewart
Sac County
Sac City
O'Malley
Miss Hess
O’malley
Hess
County relief leaders to meet Iowa emergency heads
Iowa City report says Johnson county relief officials will confer with Iowa emergency relief heads in Des Moines Tuesday as part of a series of meetings with state and county officials. The delegation includes the county supervisors deputy auditor relief administrator and overseer of the poor.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa
Des Moines
Newhall Girl Weds Van Horne Man in Cedar Rapids Ceremony
Dorothy Freeman of Newhall married Charles Hannemann of Van Horne in a high noon ceremony at the Wath Horne Lutheran church. The bride wore a velvet gown and bronze chrysanthemum bouquet. Attendants included Marie and Luella Boddicker and James Freeman. The couple will live in Van Horne. Hannemann works with his father.
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Qaretts Newhall
Dorothy Freeman
George Freeman
Newhall
Charles Hinneman
Henry Fanneman
Vana Horne
William Uilerich
Pere
Wath Horne
Churel
Misa Marian Frances Schuler
Alerteh
Marie
Luella Boddicker
Raymond Hanneman
James Freeman
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Hannemann
Newhall High School
Flown State Teachers College
van Horne
Montana Woman Hurt In Car Crash Near Tama
Mrs HH Peckenpaugh of Livingston Montana suffered severe facial lacerations in a highway 30 east of Tama crash. She needed twenty eight stitches for cuts to her forehead cheek and chin. Her husband had minor hand cuts. Their two children escaped injury. The car veered into a ditch after being crowded off the shoulder while passing two abandoned cars.
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Tama
A Peckenpaugh
Livingston
Mont
Peckenpaugh
Auto registrations rise by 28000 in Des Moines report
Des Moines reports a 28 000 increase in 1936 auto registrations from January through November 1 with total state registrations reaching 649 696. trucks also climb with 83 270 registered by Nov 1 versus 70 530 in the same period.
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Des Moines
Shte Rodor Vehicle Department
Biepustrallora
Dutton and Dwelle Wed in Northwood Home Ceremony
Dr Dean A Dutton of Van Horne son of Mr and Mrs F E Dutton wed Miss Arlene Dwelle daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Dwelle in Northwood at the bride’s parents home They were attended by Dr S P Leinbach of Belmond and Miss Dorothy Dwelle The groom trained as a physician at the University of Iowa and Mrs Dutton is a Coe College graduate
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van Horne
Dean A. Dutton
F E Dutton
3Ranchester
Arlene Dwelle
C. H. Dwelle
Northwood
Mire
C. Hes Dwelle
S. P. Leinbach
Belmond
Dorothy Dwelle
Dutton
St. Paul
Co. College
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Breen to Wed in San Jose Thanksgiving Day
Dr Frank E Breene and Miss Joan Emery announced plans to marry in San Jose California on Thanksgiving Day Miss Emery is the daughter of Joseph M Emery of Ventura California Breene recently came from Iowa City Ta to California for the wedding plans
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San Jose
Calif
Joan Emery
Frank E. Breene
Emery
Joseph M. Emery
Ventura
Breene
Iowa City
Home remedy cough syrup promising quick relief and savings
An advertisement touts a cheap home cough syrup recipe using sugar water and Pinex to create a full pint of medicine. It claims rapid relief from severe coughs, loosens phlegm, soothes irritated membranes, eases breathing, and promises money back if not satisfactory.
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